Maidenhead United F.C.: Difference between revisions

| clubname = Maidenhead United

| image = Maidenhead United FC crest.svg

| fullname = Maidenhead United Football Club

| nickname = The Magpies

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| position = {{English football updater|MaidenhU3}}

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==History==

 

Maidenhead were founder members of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in 1894, joining Division Two. They finished bottom of the division in its [[1894–95 Southern Football League|inaugural season]] and again in [[1898–99 Southern Football League|1898–99]] and [[1899–1900 Southern Football League|1899–1900]], before leaving the league in 1902.<ref name=FCHD1/> The club subsequently dropped into the West Berkshire League and the Berks and Bucks League.<ref name=H/> They won the West Berkshire League at the first attempt and were runners-up in 1903–04,<ref name=Hon>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/maidenheadunited/a/honours-9971.html?page=2 Honours] Maidenhead United F.C.</ref> before joining the new [[Great Western Suburban League]] alongside [[Maidenhead Norfolkians F.C.|Maidenhead Norfolkians]] in 1904.<ref name=NLM1>[http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regions_2/GWSL04.html Great Western Suburban League 1904–1931] Non-League Matters</ref>

 

 

Maidenhead were Premier Division runners-up in 1930–31 and went on to win the league the following season.<ref name=NLM2/> Although the club finished in the bottom half of the table in 1932–33, they won the Premier Division title for a second time in 1933–34.<ref name=NLM1/> In 1935–36 they reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Amateur Cup]], losing 4–1 to [[Ilford F.C.|Ilford]] at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]].<ref name=FCHD/> After the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, the club joined the [[Great Western Combination]], finishing as runners-up in 1944–45.<ref name=NLM3>[http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regions_2/gwc39.html Great Western Combination 1939–1964] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623231318/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regions_2/gwc39.html |date=23 June 2015 }} Non-League Matters</ref> They then joined the newly formed [[Corinthian League (football)|Corinthian League]].<ref name=NLM4>[http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1Df/Athcor.html Corinthian League 1945–1963] Non-League Matters</ref> The club won the league's Memorial Shield in 1956–57 and were league champions the following season.<ref name=Hon/> In [[1960–61 FA Cup|1960–61]] they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time since the formation of the [[English Football League|Football League]], losing 5–0 at [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]; the club went on to win the Corinthian League for a second time at the end of the season.<ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=MAIDENHU|name=Maidenhead United}}</ref> After winning the league again in 1960–61, they won the league and Memorial Shield double in 1961–62.<ref name=Hon/>

 

In [[2016–17 National League|2016–17]] Maidenhead won the renamed National League South, earning promotion to the [[National League (division)|National League]].<ref name=FCHD/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/national-league-south-table/2016 |title=National League South Table & Standings |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> In their [[2017–18 FA Cup|first season]] in the division, another FA Cup first round appearance saw them lose 2–0 at [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41792737 |title=Coventry City 2–0 Maidenhead United |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 November 2017 |access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref> They reached the first round again in [[2019–20 FA Cup|2019–20]], losing 3–1 at home to [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50290348 |title=Maidenhead United 1–3 Rotherham United |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 November 2019 |access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref> The [[2019–20 National League|2019–20]] National League season was officially curtailed on 31 March 2020 due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football|COVID-19 pandemic]], requiring the outcome of the final table to be decided on a [[points per game]] basis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/31/national-league-indefinitely-suspends-season-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak |title=National League 'indefinitely suspends' season due to coronavirus outbreak |work=The Guardian |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53086548 |title=Barrow promoted back to English Football League after National League vote |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619090947/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53086548 |url-status=live }}</ref> Maidenhead were narrowly spared from relegation to the National League South, after Ebbsfleet United were relegated by 0.002 of a point.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53404991 |title=Ebbsfleet United: National League club call off relegation legal challenge |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828220533/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53404991 |url-status=live }}</ref>

 

==Ground==

==Players==

===Current squad===

 

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{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Will de Havilland]]}}

{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Kevin Lokko]]}}

{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Shawn McCoulsky]]}}

{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=IRL|name=[[Kane Ferdinand]]}}

{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Bradley Keetch}}

{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=[[Craig Ross (footballer)|Craig Ross]]}}

{{Fs player|no=14|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Tobi Sho-Silva]]}}

{{Fs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Casey Pettit}}

{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Reece Smith}}

{{Fs player|no=20|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=Remy Clerima}}

{{Fs player|no=23|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Tristan Abrahams]]}}

{{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Alan Massey|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}

{{Fs player|no=25|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=[[Sam Barratt]]}}

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===Out on loan===

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